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Wine is a complex substance. Open a bottle of it now, and it may taste fine. Open a bottle of the same wine several years from now, and the wine becomes something else entirely. Rough edges in the flavor will have smoothed out and the overall flavor of the wine will be more balanced and [...]
If you would enjoy fame as a wine expert, there is an easy way to acquire that reputation. Next time you are served a glass of wine, lift it by the stem (not the bowl!). Wave it under your nose with a circular motion. Smell the wine, and look thoughtful. Take a sip, cautiously. Then, [...]
Musty humidity fills my lungs as I stand in the Noviy Svit champagne cellar in Crimea. My eyes begin to adjust to the blackness cellar and I can begin to eye some of the surroundings.
I hold a single candle as my only source of light, I can see row after row of bottles filled with [...]
It is always best to start with an overview of your drinks and beverage plans for any party especially your wedding.
Before the actual ceremony it is always best to start off with non alcoholic beverages – cups of hot chocolate in the winter , a spitzer with passion fruit , mint , bitters and club [...]
Perfect Pairings
December 8, 2006 – as published in the Beacon News and Naperville Sun
By Bill Garlough
In December, we travel across the ocean to discuss one of nature’s gifts, Champagne! Champagne is a wine region in France, so only wines from this area may be properly called Champagne. Any “champagne” produced outside this region in France [...]
In the depths of summer, with it’s sweltering heat and heavy air, does something to a wine drinker’s palate. We no longer crave a tannic rich Cabernet, for example. They tend to make us warm. During the hot months, wine drinkers tend to crave wines high in acidity. These livlier wines tend to be more [...]
Matching the right wine with the right food can make a vast difference to the appreciation and enjoyment of your dining experience and some people get so concerned about it that they often choose something else to drink altogether. When people first began to enjoy wine with spicy dishes in numbers, experts with their routes [...]
Perfect Pairings
by Bill and Karen Garlough
The holidays are a wonderful time to renew ties with family and friends. This year may be particularly important to strengthen these bonds, as the economy weighs heavily on most of us. We offer ideas on casual entertaining with items that you can keep on hand in your pantry and [...]
For years, wine glass designers have, through much research and experimentation, come out with different wine glasses. Essentially, wine glasses are designed to bring out the best of the wine, the aroma, taste and mouth feel.
A wine glass or stemware is made up of 3 parts, namely the bowl at the top, the stem in [...]
Finding a present for someone can be a minefield. Some people seem to own everything and have no hobbies or interests that can inspire you.
When looking for gifts for relatives and friends, it can therefore be difficult to find something that they will enjoy. After all, it is hard to buy things for a [...]
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